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Why do it at all?
In my case, it was a duty I owed to Carol Nunnelley, a former editor of The Birmingham News, who has written essays and chosen columns of mine from each decade for a collection to be published by the University of Alabama Press.
My assignment from Carol was to look at the columns she cut in order to shorten the book, which I did and agreed in every case but one, though it is hard for a writer to willingly put his babies to sleep.
At the end of the process, with the advantage of hindsight, I was struck with dismay that even a young journalist in his 20s could be so clear-eyed about the direction history was taking when older men with authority could not.
The collection begins with a hopeful note and a warning. Viewing the 1963 March on Washington from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, I was more impressed by the singing than the speeches, even Dr. Martin Luther King's biblical oration.
The anthem I heard for the first time impressed me more, "We are not alone, We are not afraid, We will overcome some day."
The March left this impression: "Negroes will march in the streets of other cities. Their protests will continue because when people sing, and sing as the marchers did, their grievances are too deep; they can not be crushed."
Flipping through history like a grade-school Weekly Reader, one soon comes upon the awful year, 1965, the year of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, and at home a Klan march downtown, racist rallies on the courthouse steps and the nightrider murder of a black pipe-shop worker who had no role in the movement.
The decades roll by, phantoms from times we once lived, with atrocities committed and borne, meanness, bigotry, heroism and hope — everything of which man is capable.
My hometown, Anniston, was not exempt from the horrors of 1965 but each time the forces of blind bigotry made a beachhead advance, the more-powerful army of decency rallied to throw the bigots back into oblivion.
One forgotten column on Feb. 15, 1970, reminded me how angry we used to get at Yankee hypocrisy (and still do), mad enough for our own failings to disappear.
In part, the column read: "Seldom has it been admitted so openly as it was last week by U.S. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, the Connecticut liberal, but Yankee hypocrisy is an old story as old as Southern intransigence.
"The self-righteous attitude taken by drawing-room liberals in other sections has variously enraged or amused generations of Southerners … In a way, we in the South have come to depend on, to actually rely on Yankee smugness just as they have counted on us to rigidly defend the morally indefensible."
Ribicoff suggested that it be made national policy for desegregation to be enforced in all regions, not just the South. To do so would violate the Treaty of National Tunnel Vision, North and South perceiving each other in the shadows of our own prejudices.
Pressing on through the inches of paper, there are commentaries on the wipeout of an admired Democratic congressional delegation and the landslide victory in Alabama and the South of Barry Goldwater — on the strength of his opposition to the civil rights bill.
There was a brief shining decade, which we called the New South, that began in 1970 with the election of moderate, non-racist governors throughout the South, from which Alabama abstained, clinging instead to George Wallace.
There was elation at the election of Georgian Jimmy Carter when this reporter had backdoor access to the White House, which he enjoyed until the Iranian hostage crisis and the president's inability to make contact with the public combined to doom his presidency.
The New South ended in 1980 with Carter's defeat by Ronald Reagan, who, with his winning personality, presided over the monotonous construction of a one-party, right-wing Republican South.
This one-party or no-party South has proven in only one way superior to the one-party Democratic South; Southern Republicans have the humanity to be embarrassed when their racist origins slip out.
Finally reaching the last decade of columns the question is raised, how far have we come to realizing what Congressman and Alabama native John Lewis, with wounds enough to embitter him, calls "the Beloved Community?"
"Far enough for white businessmen in some communities to take an interest in improving majority-black schools. Far enough for the moral core of the civil rights movement to weaken and the indictment 'racist' to become an all-purpose complaint. Far enough for all the obvious indignities of segregation to vanish into an unimaginable past.
"But not far enough to voluntarily end our isolation from the rest of America, enough to surrender our cussed independence that makes us — whatever path the nation takes – choose to go in the opposite direction."
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Military people, past and present, including those who never actually had combat duty, always admire courage. It's a fundamental part of GI culture.
It does not necessarily have to be the kind of courage that results in the award of military medals. On Friday night, for example, dozens of superbly conditioned athletes from eight different nations will be competing in one of the most hair-raising forms of competition you can imagine.
It's the annual "Keirin Cup," the most popular racing event at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown, and it is being held in conjunction with "Military Appreciation Night."
All active and former military people will get a free ticket with proof of service, and will be invited to the velodrome's exclusive VeloDeck to watch the racing. A press release said "active and retired military personnel," but I checked with the velodrome staff and they meant to include all military veterans.
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So if you do not have an active duty identification card, bring along a copy of your discharge or DD form 214 separation document. (Military veterans never throw those things away.)
"It's our way of thanking the people who have given so much," velodrome director Marty Nothstein told me.
The valor on display at the velodrome every Friday night of summer is not the same as that required from America's combat soldiers in faraway hellholes, but I know that GIs will respect it all the same. The keirin and various other forms of bicycle racing take guts, especially the way they do it Friday nights.
The keirin is one of the wildest forms of racing ever invented.
It originated in Japan and remains one of the most popular sports there, with heavy parimutuel betting on the outcomes. At Trexlertown, bikes (no brakes, no gear changes) line up behind a motorcycle that paces them at increasing speeds and then pulls off to make way for the cyclists to fight it out to the finish line. (There is no betting at T-town, at least not visibly.)
On Wednesday, I caught up with Gil Hatton (known as "Gibby the Bear" during most of his racing career) as he was coaching some young riders at the track.
Hatton specialized in the keirin at Trexlertown and dominated that event (along with Nothstein) for two big reasons. He was one of the most powerfully built people you ever saw and he had successfully competed for six years in the ferocious bicycle racing circuits of Japan.
When Hatton did most of his racing (he is only 55 and is not yet finished with it), the keirin was a rough-and-tumble event, with riders banging heads and shoulders against each other to get the best position behind the motorcycle. "It was pretty wild back in the day. We got away with a little bit more than you can now," he said.
I asked if anybody was ever able to bump him out of position during keirin racing in Trexlertown.
"Not really," he laughed. (Yes, that was the impression I always had when I watched Hatton race years ago.)
By all accounts, he was a similarly imposing figure in Japan. "I rode 156 professional races there," he said. "There are 6,000 crashes a year in Japanese keirin."
I noted that at Trexlertown, the bumping and head-butting have subsided.
"Yeah," Hatton said. "The rules are a little more rigid about jousting."
That does not mean it's an event for the meek. Instead of jousting, the focus now is on more speed, which has riders flying around the concrete track at up to 45 mph and with wheels an inch apart, sometimes even touching.
Unfortunately, Hatton, T-town's godfather of the keirin, will not be in Trexlertown for Friday night's big event. His 56th birthday is next week and he'll be at a family gathering in California to celebrate that.
"I'm kinda bummed I'm going to miss it," Hatton said of the Keirin Cup.
I'm not going to miss it. I'm one of those who will show up with a DD form 214.
I spent more than eight years in the Air Force, mostly doing technical and highly classified work in the safety of air-conditioned buildings, and in all that time there were only two occasions when somebody shot at me or I tried to shoot someone else. Both incidents involved security violations and I swear I was not to blame.
I did meet hundreds of soldiers and Marines who were in staging areas in Okinawa on their way to Vietnam, and my wing was flying missions there. I once saw an F-100 pilot die in a fiery crash right in front of me, and I saw a Marine fall to his death a half-mile away when his parachute did not open during a training exercise.
Although I never had combat duty, I keenly appreciated the valor of those who did, a sentiment I think is shared by every active GI or military veteran. Friday night velodrome racing may not be as profound, but it takes guts, and GIs admire that.
• Clarification: On Wednesday, when I wrote about state Sen. Pat Browne's role in voting for Act 9, the legislation that led to the state's pension funding crisis, I said I had looked into the matter after getting a call from Frank Distasio of Macungie. Actually, Distasio called about Act 9 and he discussed Browne only when I called back, not in the initial call.
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text: RENO — Reno Mayor Bob Cashell and Sparks Mayor Gino Martini have challenged each other to compete in the inaugural Corporate Pinewood Derby on May 24 at Reno Toyota. As a benefit for the Nevada Area Council of Boy Scouts of America, the race happens on the official Boy Scouts pinewood derby race track and features prizes for top competitors. Companies across the area are encouraged to join in the fun as entrants are placed in either an open or category division with competition between businesses in the same sector including legal, healthcare, automotive, media and real estate. Registration is open now with forms and race kits available for pick-up at Reno Toyota through May 18. For more information, visit www.RenoPineWoodDerby.com.


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After four years at the top, the graduation rate for Montgomery County Public Schools students has dipped below that of rival Fairfax, Va.
According to the 2013 Diplomas Count report published by Education Week, the graduation rate for MCPS is 84 percent, tied with Baltimore County Public Schools for second among the nation's 50 largest districts. Meanwhile, Fairfax County Public Schools has the highest graduation rate at 85 percent.
"It is disappointing that we are not first on this list, but we are pleased to be among the nation's highest performing large districts, and I am confident our graduation rate is headed in the right direction," said Joshua Starr, MCPS superintendant of schools. "We will use the results from Diplomas Count, along with other data, to inform conversations about how we serve and support students and improve teaching and learning."
The report uses data from the 2009-10 school year. Although the MCPS graduation rate remains near the top, it is four percent lower than the rate of 88 percent from last year's report. However, the MCPS rate is still higher than the 78.6 percent rate for the state of Maryland.
While MCPS is doing better than a majority of the state and the country, Starr said, more needs to be done to make sure students graduate on time and are prepared for life after high school.
"The results are another indicator of our ongoing commitment to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to be successful," Starr said.


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If you run out of alcohol at your camping spot can you go to Ralph's and just walk more in. Do they search you?
If you run out of alcohol at your camping spot can you go to Ralph's and just walk more in. Do they search you?
They have shuttles that go to Ralph's. As a general rule of thumb. Calculate how much you think you need, then double it.
Yes you get searched again.... what the hell are you planning?
Just dont bring in glass, man.
Never Knows Best.
Just remember to take your ID card, because they will be asking for that, and may end up being dicks about it (which isn't much of an issue if you're cool, and can latch on to another cool person with an ID).
Word to the woozy: If you let the twenty year old stoners use your cooler, you'll find all your beers missing, and one wasted drunk son of a bitch passed out in the tent next door. It's cool to be nice and accommodating to your fellow campers, but fuck that. Do the right thing.
I always bring a 12/24 pack of "give away" beer for neighbors. If they return the favor I'll start giving out the better stuff. It's good to break the ice right off the bat to know what you'll be dealing with all weekend. Somehow everyone in my crew always ends up drinking hard liquor (or other) and there's always a case of something leftover Monday morning, so never had to reload on cans.
This past year my campmate and I went to ralphs every morning (mainly to use the shitter) and came back with goodies everytime. They allow up to one handle of liquor or one case of beer per person(absolutely no glass containers!) We both ended up bringing back a handle of vodka each and made jungle juice to have and share with our surrounding campers.
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Get a 36 of some light beer per person in your site (taste isnt your issue here). And like said above, just go each morning or whenever and grab a plastic handle, seagrams 7 looked like a smart buy with some 7-up/sprite and make some drinks. They are way cool after the weekend has started.
Actual security was operating on a largely different page than what was official.
Haha, nice sig.
buy good beer with high alcohol content and you'll be good.
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Or buy a lot of cheap beer and drink it too fast. Just have a constant race with your friends to see who can finish their beer the fastest and whoever loses has to pound a beer. this is an ongoing game for the entire weekend.
The old faithful Bevmo always has canned Craft beers if you're trying to increase the alcohol content
if you have to restock. you did it wrong.
also dont get so ratfucked by coachella's ice prices - use dry ice for the weekend and if you have 2 coolers even better. otherwise save money for coachella and vendor it. The food is so good and you're going to buy it anyway.
When you come back from ralph's or wherever, is it coachella security or actual police officers checking the alcohol?
and the buffet is pretty good for how much you pay
Eggs Potatos and OJ right? Maybe bacon.... Maybe it evolved in the last year or two but last time I had it was the last time I had it.
Egg gas from poorly cooked scrambled eggs all day. Woo hoo.


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Perry released "Teenage Dream" in 2010, and the double platinum album sparked five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that spilled over to 2011.


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Norwegian's objective for corporate governance is based on accountability, transparency, fairness and simplicity with the ultimate goal of maximizing shareholder value while creating added value for all stakeholders. The principles are designed in compliance with laws, regulations and ethical standards. Norwegian's core values are simplicity, directness and relevance, but no business conduct within the Group should under any circumstance jeopardize safety and quality. How we understand the conceptThe Group's core values and corporate Code of Ethics are fundamental for Norwegian's corporate governance. Corporate governance deals with issues and principles associated with the distribution of roles between the governing bodies in a company, and the responsibility and authority assigned to each body. Good corporate governance is distinguished by responsible interaction between owners, the Board and management in a long-term, productive and sustainable perspective. It calls for effective cooperation, a defined division of responsibilities and roles between shareholders, the Board and management, respect for the Group's other stakeholders and open and honest communication with the communities in which the Group operates.Code of EthicsOur Codes of Ethics give directions for a good working environment and highlights the Group's guidelines for human rights, prevention of corruption, employee rights and safety for all – both our customers and employees. Everyone has a joint responsibility to create a good working environment and develop a sound corporate culture marked by openness and tolerance. We shall help create an environment free from any discrimination, due to religion, skin colour, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, race or disability and free from bullying, harassment or similar. We do not tolerate any behaviour that can be perceived as degrading or threatening.Employees shall not take actions nor have interests that make it difficult to perform their work objectively and effectively. Service to the company should never be subordinated to personal gain and advantage.When engaging in business with third party suppliers, Norwegian will, whenever possible, ensure that the supplier adheres to international rules of ethical behaviour and trading standards.
Norwegian wants fair and open competition in all national and international markets. Under no circumstances shall we cause or be part of any breach of general or special competition regulations, such as illegal cooperation on pricing, illegal market sharing or any other behaviour that is in breach of relevant competition laws. We shall always meet the group's competitors in an honest and professional manner.
Norwegian is firmly opposed to all forms of corruption. Norwegian shall not be involved in the illegal influencing of decision makers, neither directly nor through middlemen.Any employee who becomes aware of an infringement of Norwegian's rules and guidelines should raise the issue with his or her immediate superior. If this is not possible, they should report the infringement directly to the Compliance Officer (CFO). Incidents may be reported confidentially to the Compliance Officer. Failure to do so is itself a breach of Norwegian's Codes of Ethics. Norwegian does not allow reprisals of any kind against those who, in good faith, report an infringement or suspicion of an infringement of the rules or guidelines.
Corporate Responsibility Norwegian's corporate responsibility strategy emphasizes on how Norwegian as an airline can contribute to less pollution and emissions by flying new and fuel efficient aircraft. Our Codes of Ethics give directions for a good working environment and highlights the Group's guidelines for human rights, prevention of corruption, employee rights and safety for all – both our customers and employees. Norwegian has a dedicated corporate cooperation with UNICEF because of the organization's overall focus on children's rights. EnvironmentNorwegian is committed to actively engage in and support a sustainable environmental policy, and to continue to reduce emissions from aviation. By renewing the fleet, emissions are reduced and passengers are offered new and more comfortable aircraft. Norwegian has a clear goal of reducing emissions per flown passenger by 30 per cent in the period 2008 – 2015. Norwegian also undertakes a variety of other measures to minimize its environmental impact. All employees should focus on how they can contribute to a better environment in their daily work. Read more about our strategy here.
Human WorthEveryone at Norwegian has a joint responsibility to create a good working environment and develop a sound corporate culture marked by openness and tolerance. Norwegian supports the international human rights as outlined by the UN declaration and conventions. No one shall in any way cause or contribute to the violation or circumvention of human rights. We place great importance on ensuring compliance with employees' basic human rights as outlined in the International Labor Organization's core conventions. Equality must be guaranteed between men and women in terms of employment, working conditions, career opportunities and remuneration.Partnership with UNICEFNorwegian has decided to partner with humanitarian organization UNICEF through a Signature Partnership.• A Signature Partnership is initiated by a company's top management • A Signature Partnership is the highest form of partnership UNICEF Norway offers corporate clients. • Norwegian is dedicated to working with UNICEF because of its overall focus on children's rights. UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress. Norwegian's support to UNICEF consists of travel funding and fundraisers. In addition, all Norwegian employees donate their company Christmas presents to UNICEF.
In line with the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance, a review of the major aspects of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA's governance structure follows below.
Business Norwegian's business is clearly defined in paragraph 3 of its articles of association, which states that "The Group's objective is to be engaged in aviation, other transport and travel-related business activities as well as activities connected therewith. The Group may also be engaged directly or indirectly in other forms of Internet-based provision of goods and services, including car rental, hotel booking, payment services, financial services and services related to credit cards. Participation in such activities as mentioned may take place through co-operation agreements, ownership interests or by any other means."The Group has clear goals and strategies for its business. These are discussed in the Group´s Quality Manual and are also made available to the public in the Annual Report and on the Group's website www.norwegian.com. Equity and Dividends The Group's equity at year-end 2010 was MNOK 1,795.9, equivalent to an equity ratio of 27%. The gearing ratio was 42.1%. The Board deems this to be adequate considering the Group's strategy and risk profile.The Board of Directors recommends not distributing dividends as it is considered to be in the best interests of the shareholders to retain funds for investment in expansion and other investment opportunities as stated in the articles of association, thereby enhancing profitability and shareholder value. Dividends should under no circumstance be paid if equity is below what is considered to be an appropriate level.The covenants to the bond agreement entered into on December 2009 restrict dividend payments until the maturity date of the bond on 17 December 2012.Due to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA's rapid expansion, competitive environment and focus on being flexible and quick to adapt to changing market conditions, the General Assembly has decided to deviate from the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance's recommendations with respect to capital increases. The General Assembly has granted the Board of Directors a mandate to increase the Company's share capital over a two-year period. The mandate granted to the Board is limited to a 15% capital increase. The General Assembly has granted the Board of Directors a mandate to acquire treasury shares for a period of 18 months. The mandate granted to the Board is limited to a 10% capital increase.
Equal Treatment of Shareholders and Transactions with Close AssociatesNorwegian Air Shuttle ASA has only one class of shares. Transactions are generally carried out through stock exchanges. Buy-backs of own shares are carried out at market prices. Employee share allocations are granted at a discount to market value.Norwegian's Codes of Ethics includes guidelines for handling possible conflicts of interest. The code applies to all board members and Norwegian employees. Material transactions between the Group and key stakeholders, in particular shareholders, members of the Board and Executive Management, are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. Such transactions are duly noted in the minutes from the board meeting and are also explicitly stated in the notes to the consolidated accounts. At present, the Chairman is partners in the law firm Vogt & Wiig, which is the legal advisor to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. During 2010 Norwegian signed a lease contract for its new head office with Fornebu Næringsutvikling 1 AS. Fornebu Næringsutvikling 1 AS is controlled by the Chairman and the CEO. The lease agreement was presented to the General Assembly on 11 May 2010 with an option for the Group to buy the property. The Group does not have any arrangements for third-party valuations of named transactions as the current method offers a sufficient level of transparency and accountability.In cases where members of the Board of Directors or the Executive Management have other direct or indirect material interests in transactions entered into by the Group, this is stated in the notes to the consolidated accounts.
Freely Traded SharesThere are no restrictions on trading of the Company's shares in the articles of association or elsewhere. General Assembly The Board of Directors has ensured that shareholders may exercise their rights at the General Assembly, making the summons and related documentation available on the website. Notification is usually sent out three weeks in advance. The relevant documents, including the Nominating Committee's justified slate of nominees when new members are up for election or existing ones are up for re-election, are available on the Group's website at least 21 days prior to the date of the General Meeting. The shareholders' deadline for notice of their intended presence is three days before the General Assembly, and shareholders may be present and vote by proxy. The Board of Directors, Election Committee and the auditor are required to be present. The chairman of the meeting is elected by the shareholders. Management is represented by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and other key personnel on specific topics. The minutes of the General Assembly are available on the Group's website.
Election CommitteeThe Election Committee's task is to nominate candidates to the General Assembly for the shareholder-elected directors' seats. The articles of association state that the committee shall have four members, and the chairman of the committee is the Chairman of the Board. The remaining three members are elected by the General Assembly every second year. The next election is due in 2012.The current Election Committee consists of the Chairman of the Board, one employee and two external members representing major shareholders in the Company.New instructions for the Election Committee will be presented for the ordinary General Meeting in May 2011.
The Board of Directors recommends deviating from the Code of Practice for Corporate Governance as the Chairman of the Board is a permanent member of the committee. This is to ensure that nominees meet the requirements for expertise, capacity and diversity set forth by the board members.
None of the Committee's members represents Norwegian's management. The majority of the members are considered independent of management and the Board. The composition of the Election Committee is regarded as reflecting the common interests of the community of shareholders.
Corporate Assembly and Board of Directors, Composition and IndependenceNorwegian Air Shuttle ASA has, in agreement with the employee unions and as warranted by Norwegian law, no corporate assembly. Instead, the Company has three employee representatives on the Board of Directors. According to the articles of association the Board must consist of between six and eight members. There are currently seven members.The shareholder-elected members of the Board of Directors have been nominated by the Election Committee to ensure that the Board of Directors possesses the necessary expertise, capacity and diversity. Board members have competence in and experience from the transport sector and other competitive consumer sectors, relevant network connections and experience from business, finance, capital markets and marketing. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman are elected by the Board. Board members are elected for a period of two years.The majority of the shareholder-elected members of the board are considered autonomous and independent of the Company's executive personnel, and material business contacts. At least two of the members of the Board elected by shareholders are considered autonomous and independent of the Company's main shareholder(s). Among the shareholder-elected directors, there are two men and two women, that is, a 50% female shareComprehensive biographies of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management are available on Norwegian's Investor Relations page on its website. The Work of the Board of Directors The Board of Directors works in accordance with the rules laid down by Norwegian law. The Board has an annual plan for its work which particularly emphasizes objectives, strategy and implementation. The Board holds annual strategy seminars in which issues such as objectives, strategies and implementations are addressed.The Board of Directors issues instructions for its own work. There is a clear division of responsibilities between the Board and Executive Management. The Chairman is responsible for ensuring the Board's work is conducted in an efficient, correct manner and in accordance with the Board's terms of reference. The CEO is responsible for the Group's operational management. The Board has drawn up special instructions for the CEO.
The Audit Committee was established by the General Assembly in 2010. The Board of Directors recommends deviating from the Code of Practice for Corporate Governance as the Board of Directors act as the Company's audit committee. This is to ensure that nominees meet the requirements for expertise, capacity and diversity set forth by the board members.
Risk Management and Internal ControlManagement draws up monthly performance reports that are sent to and reviewed by the directors. Moreover, financial reports, risk reports and safety reports are drawn up, all of which are subject to review at board meetings. The Board ensures sound internal control and systems for risk management through, for example, annual Board reviews of the most important risk factors and internal control.
Remuneration of the Board of DirectorsBased on the consent of the General Assembly, it is assumed that the remuneration of board members reflects the respective members' responsibility, expertise, time commitment and the complexity of the Group's activities. No board members receive remuneration based on performance, and no options are granted to board members. In cases where board members take on specific assignments for the Group which are not taken on as part of their office, the other board members must be notified immediately and if the transaction is of a substantial nature this is explicitly stated in the notes to the consolidated accounts. Details of the remuneration of individual board members are available in the notes to the consolidated accounts. Remuneration of the Executive ManagementThe Board of Directors has established guidelines for the remuneration of the Executive Management. These guidelines are available in the notes to the consolidated accounts. The guidelines are presented to the General Assembly. The remuneration package should encourage a strong and long-term profit-oriented culture without damaging the reputation and standing of the Group in the public eye and thereby ensure the convergence of the financial interests of shareholders and the Executive Management.The Executive Management currently has a stock option plan in effect. The stock option plan includes an absolute limit. Comprehensive information on remuneration and incentive programs is available in the notes to the consolidated accounts. Information and Communications A financial calendar is prepared and published on the Group's website and is also distributed in accordance with the rules of the Public Companies Act and the rules applicable to companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. All the information distributed to the shareholders is also published on the Group's website. The Group holds regular investor meetings and public interim results presentations, and has an investor relations department.The Board considers that these measures enable and ensure continuous informative interaction between the Company and shareholders.
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text: The Shadowline Saga, Razorline, Marvel 2099, the Ultraverse and NV-2. Marvel has had various imprints dedicated to a universe outside 616 and they all failed within a few years; except for the Ultimate Universe which has been going strong for 10 plus years. What made this line successful? I didn't hop on it when it came out because I wasn't interested in a line that was going to fail in 1-2 years.


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I'm getting my first MacBook Pro hopefully next week and I was wondering about encryption in OS X.
I'm gonna buy the "Data Doubler" that allows you to replace the DVD for a hard-drive so I will have a 128GB SSD where the system is going to be, and then I'm going to buy a 750GB disk that I'm gonna have some other stuff on and I want to encrypt that entire disk.
On my other laptop where I run Linux I have encrypted all the partitions except for the /boot to allow it to load the kernel and it then asks me for the password for the system and storage partition.
This is something that I would want on my MacBook Pro but it's not that important that the System-disk is encrypted.
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With Christmas over, Best Buy, Target and other retailers are eager for shoppers to redeem billions of dollars in gift cards they received as holiday presents.
Retailers generally do not book revenue from gift card sales until a card has been used to buy something or considerable time has passed.
A lot of revenue is at stake. The National Retail Federation estimated total spending on gift cards this holiday season would hit nearly $29 billion. The trade group said 81 percent of consumers purchased at least one card as a gift.
Best Buy spokeswoman Amy von Walter said the company introduced plastic gifts cards in 1995.
"We know they're a hugely popular item, not only for the gift giver but also the recipient," she said. "Many businesses will purchase Best Buy gift cards for their employees during the holidays."
Best Buy doesn't reveal how many gift cards it sells or their total value; the cards do not expire. But the retailer says a card that goes unredeemed for 24 months is unlikely ever to be redeemed.
In its most recent fiscal year, Best Buy booked $54 million in income for cards expected to go unredeemed. Best Buy had $392 million in unredeemed gift cards as of last November.
At Target Corp. the company does not yet have a count on its gift card sales this year, but spokesman Evan Miller said they are popular.
"In 2011, we sold nearly 40 million gift cards, Miller said. "And a little less than half of the cards were sold in November and December. Target guests typically load $35 on to a gift card."
That would equate to about $1.4 billion in sales for Target last year. The company's cards also do not expire, but Target says a small percentage are never redeemed. The retailer says the unredeemed cards don't provide a significant benefit to the company.
Target allows customers to send, receive and store gift cards on smartphones. To redeem an electronic gift card, a customer can use a phone to display a card's barcode, allowing a cashier to scan it.
In some states, retailers must remit the value of unredeemed cards to the state. That is not the case in Minnesota, however.


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JMU, UNCW's Adams Headed to NCAA Women's Golf Regionals
The James Madison women's golf team, which received the CAA's automatic bid, is headed to Auburn, Ala. and the Auburn University Golf Club for the NCAA East Regional. UNCW junior Lori Beth Adams was awarded an individual entry to the Central Regional, which will be hosted at the Jimmy Austin Golf Club in Norman, Okla. The NCAA Regional rounds will be held from May 9-11.
The No. 22-seeded Dukes earned the league's automatic berth after winning the CAA Tournament just over a week ago. Seventy-two teams and 18 individuals have qualified for the postseason.
JMU won the first three CAA championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005, but only appeared in the 2005 NCAA East Regional in Gainesville, Fla., as the league's first automatic berth winner. Madison has also had two individual qualifiers for the Regionals, as Carol Green advanced to the 2004 NCAA East Regional and Nicole Sakamoto played in the 2010 NCAA East Regional.
Adams, who is ranked 74th nationally as an individual, fashioned a team-low 74.32 stroke average in 11 events played during the 2012-13 season. She posted five top-five finishes adn eight top-10 results on her way to earning CAA Player of the Week accolades on six occasions. Adams was most recently named to the CAA All-Tournament team at the league's Women's Golf Championship after posting a second-place finish at the event.
Adams is the fourth player in program history to be rewarded with an individual entry to an NCAA Regional as Sofia Hagsund (2010), Michelle Jarman (2006) and Nicole Flood (1990) were also selected during their respective careers.
Practice rounds will occur on May 8, followed by 18 holes on each of the following three days for all Regional locations.
A total of 378 participants have been selected for regional competition. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championships finals. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each regional.
The championships finals will be held May 21-24 at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga. and will be hosted by Georgia.


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Steve Butler, an ace corporate salesman, is sent along with his partner, Sue Thomason, to close a key rural town in his company's expansion plans. With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher with support from a (more...)grassroots campaign led by another man, as well as the interest of a local woman. The film explores America at the crossroads where big business and the strength of small-town community converge.No show times found for selected day.
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Length: 106 minutes
Released: December 28, 2012 Limited
Score: 2.5
Cast: Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lucas BlackDirector: Gus Van Sant
Producer: Chris Moore, Matt Damon, John Krasinski
Writer: Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Dave Eggers
Genre: Drama
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Landry & Kling is launching a new service called SeaSite, an online portal that will allow meeting planners to source and plan cruise ship–based meetings.
The Web site, SeaSite.com, will enable planners to input information about their meetings, find the right cruise ships for their events, and send requests for proposal. It's the first portal exclusively for meetings at sea, says Joyce Landry, president and chief executive officer at Landry & Kling.
Once planners enter their meeting criteria, the system returns information on ships that can accommodate the group, including where the ships are, how many rooms they have available, size of meeting and function space, itinerary, and facilities and equipment.
SeaSite will be beta-tested in April and is likely to be up and running later this spring, says Landry. All major cruise lines will be accessible through this portal, she says, allowing planners to avoid having to contact each separately. Plus, she says, the information is more detailed than a retail travel Web site (like a Travelocity, for example). "We're really putting the world on there. We are sourcing cruise ships way beyond your traditional top line."
The Web site is designed to expand the market for cruise meetings, says Landry. A large majority of Landry & Kling's clients are corporations, but it would like to attract more association customers. "We invented SeaSite to expand the types of clients that we have, and associations are high on our list," Landry says. The company has organized events at sea for association clients such as The Links Foundation, which last summer held its 2008 annual meeting in Seattle, then hosted a post-meeting cruise to Alaska for 115 members.
Despite the rough economy, Landry & Kling's business in 2009 is better than in 2008, says Landry. "There are so many different sizes of ship out there, and they are all competing with each other—the prices are amazing," she says. "There are some great bargains right now that would be hard to duplicate [at a hotel]." Some cruise lines are booking space two and three years out at today's rates, she adds.


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"Our greatest challenge is the size of the country, which means that it is expensive to assemble players," said USA 15s WNT Head Coach Pete Steinberg. "However the USA has some of the best sports science in the world, so we want to leverage those resources so our players an continue to develop between assemblies."
USA Rugby has partnered with five universities: UMass, Penn State, University of Illinois-Chicago, Metro State College – Denver, and San Jose State. Impact Sports Performance will play host to the Eagles at the Denver training center, with personnel provided by Metro State.
"Our international competitors around the world already have an integrated approach to elite athlete development and support," said Scott Higgins, the Eagle Strength and Conditioning coach and the veteran of three Olympics. "The regional delivery of service to support world class performance through the centers marks a significant step forward for the sport of women's rugby in the United States."
The program will start on Saturday morning and run through Sunday afternoon. The players will be assessed for their power along with their aerobic and anaerobic fitness. They will assess their high performance nutrition skills and get individual coaching as needed. The players will work on creating a "growth mindset" in their development along with creating an approach to manage their finances so they can compete in rugby at a high level through the 2014 World Cup. On the pitch they will cover attacking, contact and defensive skills.
"Our assemblies can be as much as 6 months apart," Steinberg said. "The centers give the players a chance to gather, get a check on their development and gain some skills. It will help them stay motivated and will allow us to have better athletes at our next assembly in July."


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Bonfire Of The Valkyries - New Albanian Brewing Company - Pizzeria and Public House
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Ratings: 49 | Reviews: 22 | Show All Ratings:
4.39/5 rDev +21.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Poured into a stange. Big thanks to khumbard for this.
3.25 A: Black color. Aggressive pour gave two fingers of fizzy medium brown head that quickly fell.
4.0 S: The nose is just what I want in a rauchbier - smoky. Big roasted porcine smokiness with campfire undertones. There doesn't seem to be much of the lager coming through past the smoke aside from some roastiness, but that's fine, it smells great.
4.5 T: The taste is even better than the nose. It maintains the same smoke pork smokiness along with campfire, but is balanced by a sweetness - a woody sweetness - that you might get from burning certain species of trees. It's like a dark, roasty caramel. However you describe it, it works. A lot of smoked beers are a taste bud tease in that they smell super smoky, but don't taste super smoky. This isn't one of them. The smoke is deep and complex. With the sweet maltiness balancing, I can't seem to find any problems. Very nice.
4.5 M: Medium body. Carbonation isn't very active, but there's enough of it. Silky smooth creaminess that enhances the taste. Goes down far too easy for a beer this big. Great here as well.
4.75 D: Very solid rauchbier. Plenty of flavor with depth and complexity and a killer mouthfeel. Both the taste and mouthfeel were borderline 4.75, so I put it here instead.
Serving type: bottle
05-01-2013 04:43:07 | More by DavoleBomb
2.84/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
22oz bottle from zrab11 (cool extra, thanks!). No apparent bottling info. Served in a Dogfish Head snifter.
Pours black with a quick fading mocha head. No head retention and zero lace.
Smells smokey. Very smokey. Smoked peaty malt, bacon and burnt caramel.
The peat/smoke is persistent throughout the tasting. Other notes include muted caramel, faint chocolate, toast and earthy nuts. No real alcohol bite.
Medium thin feel with faint carbonation. Charred malt finish.
Something I'd never buy but was an interesting extra. The flavors, while smokey, seemed muted and the body was a bit thin. Happy to have tried it but once was enough for me.
Serving type: bottle
03-18-2013 05:39:09 | More by ThickNStout
4.3/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Smoked beers are something I would usually go to last. But, might as well try something I wouldn't regularly get a chance to.
When the bottle foamed out of the top just a wee little bit and it was über foam on the pour, I was concerned. Apparently without warrant. This is an outstanding rauch. Mild smoked tones keep things at what I want to say is a perfect tone. This can so easily go obnoxious. This is a real pleasure to drink. Don't want to write about it; just want to enjoy drinking it.
Serving type: bottle
12-27-2012 01:58:27 | More by RblWthACoz
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
If you poured dirty, abused oil in a glass and set it next to this, you'd not be able to tell the difference. Complete absence of light, absolute darkness. The head, what little there is, is brown and thin with almost no retention. A better head and this is the perfect looking beer.
I'm digging the smell. Lots of smoke, a bit of caramel. It actually smells a little like bacon and who doesn't like bacon.
Falls a bit flat in the taste as it's got a wateriness to it. No sharp flavors, it's like everything has been muted with water. Still, the smoke comes through and dominates, leaving only the maltiness for flavor.
Too watery for my liking, but it is a lager so it's somewhat expected. Very smoky, no crispness, though the finish is a bit tart and slightly dry. Some acid in the swallow.
Overall it's not bad. I appreciate the highish ABV, but could do without the watery feel. Really an attractive looking and smelling beer, just loses it a bit after that.
Serving type: bottle
12-21-2012 04:11:24 | More by RickS95
4.08/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
22oz. bottle (absolutely love the label!)
A: jet black, opaque with a very full/dense head that is light brown
S: chewy malt, medium nose, some roasted qualities come through but no discernible rauch
T: deep roasted malt with chocolate qualities, well-balanced with hops taking a backseat to the rich roasted malt, some smokiness but was expecting a lot more
M: full, rich mouthfeel, chocolatey, with some earthy malt, slight cloying finish
O: reminded me a bit of a Baltic porter, very nice
Serving type: bottle
12-09-2012 23:12:37 | More by wisrarebeer
District of Columbia
3.5/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Shared by Travlr. Thanks Gene!
Really cool name for a beer. The beer is black with a small brown head. The aroma brings some lager scents, roast, smoke. The flavor lacks cohesion. I love the idea of combining the attributes of a black lager and a smoke beer, but this marriage just doesn't make it. Slightly sweet, with some chocolate and smoke notes. Medium bodied with adequate carbonation. Overall, this was ok.
Serving type: bottle
11-25-2012 02:41:24 | More by Huhzubendah
Ontario (Canada)
4.13/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle from DeLoch's in Indiana, 650ml bottle into a tulip.
Black body with not even a finger of medium brown head even with an extra aggressive pour. Nose has a tad of campfire smoke, brown sugar, toasty malts, chocolate and some sweeter caramel/marshmallow qualities. Tate has more chocolate and smokey sweetness, mild roast and a sweet malt quality well into the finish. Smoke as an accent there really. Medium heavy feel, low carbonation which although I thought would've been detrimental to the mouthfeel actually aided the beer. Smokey and on the sweeter side, something I definitely dig.
Serving type: bottle
09-20-2012 02:54:49 | More by liamt07
4.23/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bottle into dimpled mug.
This was sent as part of a box by Khumbard-- thanks man!
Dark oily body with a deep tan head of half a finger. The bubbles settled very quickly to a thin collar. Nice oily legs, and there is some spotty lacing that clings momentarily.
Smells VERY smoky. Like sizzling bacon and charred wood. I get a light hint of cocoa underneath all that smoke.
This is like smoked pork mania. Even kinda salty. A coffee like bitterness comes through on the finish.
Feels medium bodied with an oily slickness.
Overall-- a solid smoked beer. Very smokey. Very porky. Very enjoyable, if you're into that sort of thing... And I am.
If you like smoked beers, this is a must-try.
Serving type: bottle
07-02-2012 02:59:57 | More by AleWatcher
3.73/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
on-tap at Country Boy Brewery tap room
served a very dark brown with a slight off-tan head that didn't hang around long. moderate lacing down the glass
Aroma is just OK. it smells of roasted malts that gives a charred campfire note. also bittersweet chocolate, caramel and coffee.
It tastes like it smells... campfire aromas- smoked malt/meat, charred coffee bean and dark chocolate.
feel is medium, but still a bit light/watery for a Rauchbier. believe the creaminess would shine through if there was a little less carbonation
I enjoyed this beer but didn't love it. I like the smoked notes but it needs to be a bit richer to add complexity. overall, still comes across a bit watery.
Serving type: on-tap
06-28-2012 00:00:15 | More by haddon
3.98/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
22 ounce bottle. Served in a mug, the beer pours a very dark brown with a huge carbonated dark tan head. Once the head settled down some, a slow pour helped keep the carbonation down some when pouring the rest of the bottle into the glass. Head retention is good, and there's also a decent amount of lacing. Aroma is very nice, it smells like smoked malts (and meats), roasted/charred malt, bittersweet chocolate, caramel and coffee. It tastes like smoked malt/meat, roasted/charred malt, coffee and some bittersweet chocolate. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit creamy, but has way too much carbonation. Even though the carbonation did settle down some while I was drinking it, it was still a bit too much for me in the end. Overall I thought this was a good brew, I'll try this again in the future and hope that the carbonation in the next bottle isn't as strong as this one was. $7.99 a bottle.
Serving type: bottle
05-26-2012 22:02:22 | More by bluejacket74
3.6/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a deep opaque brown with garnet highlights and minimal cream head that evacuates immediately.
Smoky bacon dominates the aroma, with hints of cola sweetness offering respite. There's a slight vegetal character that isn't offputting.
Flavor is more complex, though smoke dominated. The malt sweetness is more pronounced, almost cola-like flavors lead up to bacon and a somewhat bitter finish. As usual, there's plastic phenol present, but the sweet malt helps disguise it. Perfumy hops surface as it warms, finished with tar.
Body is moderate to slightly heavy with minimal carbonation. It's almost cereal-like.
Overall, one of the more sweet offerings I've had in this style. Drinkable in small quantities. Almost tastes flat.
Serving type: bottle
04-20-2012 02:59:20 | More by barczar
4.15/5 rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
First off, I love this label!
Bonfire of the Valkyries pours a medium bodied, smooth and creamy black in color looking all the part of a Schwarzbier. It has a nice beige lacing around the glass. The nose is slightly smoky with some ham and salt before finishes smooth, chocolaty, and creamy. The smoke isn't nearly as strong as I imagined it would be, but that's a good thing. There isn't much smoke in the flavors either, but it's there. It's smooth and creamy dark chocolate with a light hammy finish. It's like a slightly smoked version of Sprecher's Black Bavarian. The body is near identical, light and very, very smooth and creamy. Overall this was a really nice beer. I'd definitely say it's a schwarzbier that's slightly smoked, and not necessarily a rauchbier. It's a nice alternative if you don't want to get smoked out by Aecht Schlenkerla.
Serving type: bottle
04-15-2012 01:05:44 | More by aasher
2.93/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
I will be re-reviewing this once I learn more about rauchbiers, but I wanted to take my notes while I had glass in hand.
pours opaque black, little fizz with my slow pour.
Smoke beer. Yep, smokey all right.
Smells like I'm emptying the word burning stove at the cabins I stay in... Smokey. Wet. Not sure what else is there, but there is something.
Tastes, like, well, I'm drinking the ash bucket of said wood burning stove. Like, quite a bit. I expected more beer with hints of smoke, but this is really smokey stuff with hints of beer. A bit of malteyness comes through. Sort of sweet-ish I guess. And some dryness in some hop thing going on. But, really, it is like a fizzy smoke drink.
Mouthfeel is not bad. I started it rated much lower, but as it warms it is keeping some fizziness. A little flat I guess...
It does have some body to it. At least it isn't thin and watery. It is thick... and smokey... I do like that...
Overalll, this has piqued my interest in what this stuff is supposed to taste like. I've had a few that were beers with nice hints of smoke. I'll come back and re-review if I learn this is just the style...
Serving type: bottle
03-08-2012 03:07:06 | More by karengarys
3.53/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours an oily black with little to no head, although a small ring of lace is present.
S: The aroma of smoked malt is front and center here. As the beer settles in the glass, scents of charcoal, bitter chocolate, caramel, and coffee gradually emerge.
T: The entry is predictably smoky with intense roasted grain and charcoal flavors. Notes of caramel, roasted nuts, minerals, bitter chocolate, coffee, and earthy, herbal hops quickly follow. The finish is clipped and chewy with notes of charcoal, roasted grain, and coffee underscored by a medicinal hop bitterness.
M: Medium-to-full in body, thick, and dry. Carbonation is prickly and active. Alcohol presence is very restrained.
O: After being underwhelmed by New Albanian's Baltic porter, this smoked black lager kind of surprised me. It's not the best rauchbier I've ever had, but it is interesting and quite drinkable. I still think New Albanian's strength lies in their strong ales, but I wouldn't mind picking this lager up again.
Serving type: bottle
02-13-2012 14:46:04 | More by mrfrancis
4.2/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Imperial pints for $4.50 at the brewery… damn good deal for an 8%.
A – Appears almost black. Fair amount of lacing on the glass, but there was little to no head.
S – Roasted malts overpower at first, but then there is some complexity of sweet earthy aroma mixed with a bit of smoke. The smell takes my worries away about this being too smoky.
T – Chocolate malts and a nice amount of smoke. I tried this (even though I'm not a fan of smoked beer) because I heard good things about it. I got a slight espresso profile in the middle, which is probably my interpretation of smoky coffee. I'm really glad the smoke is not overpowering, and in my opinion, this is a great intro beer for a smoked style brew.
M – The feel is better than the appearance. I thought it was going to feel thin, but it was heavier than I expected. I would still classify it at a low medium. For 8%, the alcohol is not really present.
O – Much better than I expected, and very easy to drink. I am glad the smoke was not overpowering. Quite drinkable and I might go back and get a bomber of this brew. This is probably one of my favorites from NABC; the risk paid off this time.
Serving type: on-tap
02-10-2012 03:37:56 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog
4.55/5 rDev +26%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 64oz growler. Thanks to Lukafer for picking this one up.
A- Pours a blackish brown color. One finger tan head shows medium retention. Nice long streaky lacing on the sides of the glass.
S- Roasted malts right off the get go with this beer. Some light sweetness to this as well maybe some chocolate notes causes this? Smokey aroma takes over the rest of the beer from the middle on. This aroma is very inviting.
T- Roasted malts blend with a light smokeed flavor. Toward the middle of the beer there is a light coffee hint but this comes quickly as the smoked malts come back into play. Ending of the beer has light chocolate hints to this with a ton of smoke on the ending of the beer. This stuff tastes amazing to be honest.
M- Medium light mouthfeel. Carbonation is good for the style. Smoked flavor with some roasted malts are left on the palate. Aftertaste is almost all smoke and hints of chocolate. Flavors are mostly smoke forward and balance toward that...some people might find this annoying but I personally can't get enough of it. No off flavors are detected. Medium alcohol drying on the palate.
D- This beer was mighty drinkable. I personally enjoy heavy smoked beers which this one leaned more toward being heavy in the smoke taste. The ABV makes this one enjoyable while drinking. I had many glasses of this but I know some of the other guys didn't like this one very much.
Serving type: growler
02-02-2011 20:16:21 | More by alleykatking
3.9/5 rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a dark brown/black with a finger of tan head. Smells roasty, a little smoky and a hint of sweet malt. Tastes some roasted malts, hints of chocolate, some smokyness and coffee, but really balanced. Slightly drying finish, but a good mouthfeel and drinkable. One of the better beers I've had in this style.
Serving type: growler
02-02-2011 01:09:17 | More by Lukafer
3.98/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Solid schwarzbier. It's pitch black in appearance and smells of roast coffee and chocolate. The foam lacing doesn't stick for too long. The taste is very similar to the smell. Black malt must have been a key ingredient. Some vanilla lingers in the back with a possibility of liquid smoke! easy to drink, not too sticky.
Serving type: on-tap
01-30-2011 18:43:29 | More by bgreg3
4.28/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours a very nice deep black color with excellent head and some nice lacing. Nice deep scent with good sweet malts and a wonderful smoky undertone. Excellent taste, a very nice crisp and clean lager with nice roasted grain tones and a very nice smoky taste (smoked beers aren't my favorite, but this one was nice, without going overboard). Went down very smooth.
(Had on tap at Barley Island Broad Ripple as a guest beer.)
Serving type: on-tap
01-05-2011 23:25:57 | More by JamesS
4.35/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Served at the Tomlinson Tap Room in Indy. Appearance was totally black, with not much carbonation and very little, tan colored head. Aroma is not very strong, but smells of roasted malt primarily with some sweetness and a faint hint of smoke. The flavor is great, with smooth maltiness, roasted coffee and chocolate lightly blending with a touch of smoke. Very smooth and drinkable. Medium to full bodied. A very nice beer.
Serving type: on-tap
12-17-2010 02:24:30 | More by AaronHomoya
3.65/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Not retired evidently, since I tasted this on 4/8 at the brewpub in New Albany.
Served cold in a tulip pint
A - An opaque deep brown almost black w/ faint hints of light brown showing through w/ quickly dropping medium shade of tan to about a ring w/ a very tight bead.
S - Deep notes of plum and dark grain w/ a subtle yeast aroma and hints of roasted/smoked malt w/ a deep molasses/anise hint
M - Like a sweet stout w/ character- the dry textures are complimented well by fruity textures and sweet malt w/ a candy sugar-like feel that is pleasant and finishes on the dry side.
T - This is like an amped up version of the dark mild's malt w/ conesmoker's rauchbier character. The blend is nice, but the sweetness is a tad on the cloying side after mid-pint. The flavor is lacking in the way of bitterness and has rich sweet and fruity tastes like dark fruit in sugar w/ a dash of smoke.
D - Not my fave of the ales offered at NABC, but still drinkable and better than average IMO. A big smokey ale that can get to be a bit much if you have more than a pint of smoked ale. I consider this quaffable and would be a nice complement to and smoked cheese or meat assortment
Serving type: on-tap
04-15-2008 18:57:00 | More by Slatetank
4/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Rich-O's Publick House as part of the Saturnalia Fest. Bonfire arrived dark and opaque in the glass, topped by a small, but creamy, light brown head. Sheet lacing is left behind on the glass as it empties. Aroma is wood smoke, minimal spicy hops, and cocoa and espresso notes. Creamy medium body. Taste is smoky, but not overdone. Nice edge of bitter hops to compliment the slightly roasty tones of mild coffee and light milk chocolate. A very enjoyable version of the style.
Serving type: on-tap
12-30-2006 15:33:02 | More by merlin48
Bonfire Of The Valkyries from New Albanian Brewing Company - Pizzeria and Public House
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Since Dad did most of the work and we boys helped with some things along the way, I may use "we" to refer to all or any of the the three of us throughout this instructable.
The project was based on a 4x8-ft. aluminum trailer frame. We replaced the wooden floorboards, the jack, the coupler, and the taillights and added other lights on the sides and rear of the frame. We also had it outfitted with a new 2,000-lb. axle, new alloy wheels, and new tires and had the fenders repainted. We would eventually have a local machine shop reinforce the tongue and mount a K & W diamond-plate-style toolbox above it.
Dad designed and built a 34-in.-high exterior-plywood box that would eventually sit atop the trailer. We painted the box olive, inside and out, and spray-painted a camouflage pattern in flat colors around the outside. More than one try was needed before the camo was satisfactory, but we finally settled on a simple hand-sprayed design under a stenciled Reelfoot bark pattern.
The box contained three main compartments. For the one in the front, Dad built a slide-out kitchenette featuring an Atwood WedgeWood two-burner cooktop, a sink, a faucet, a paper-towel bar, two drawers, and a storage area under the sink. The box and lid of the kitchenette are plywood, and the countertop is stainless steel-style Formica.
We outfitted the middle compartment of the main box with a 20-gal. water tank as well as a pump. One hose can be connected to the faucet in the kitchenette while the other is run outside for bathing.
In the area above the front and middle compartments, we installed a 12w 5a solar panel on a slide-out system. The panel charges two batteries located in the toolbox in front, and the batteries supply power to the water pump, five LED lighting fixtures, and three 12v outlets. An Amish craftsman helped to get the electrical system properly wired.
The largest compartment is the storage area in the rear of the box. A door on each side and in the rear allow access to the contents. A spare wheel and tire are mounted on the large rear door.
A protruding door opposite the one for the kitchenette allows access to some electrical components, including the the battery charger. A recessed compartment on the outside of the main box holds two small propane tanks–one feeds gas to the cooktop in the kitchenette, and the other supplies a portable Coleman water heater. An axe and a shovel are mounted on one side of the box, and a metal gasoline can is secured on the other. A Formica-topped table can be attached to the outside of the box on the same side as the kitchenette.
On a custom rack on top of the box, two 48x92-in. sheets of plywood provide the base for a folding rooftop tent that opens to nearly eight feet square. The aluminum frame, the canvas, and the mattress were fabricated by skilled Amish craftsmen. The results were exceptional, and the tent is capable of sleeping the three of us very comfortably. Two ladders support the overhanging side of the tent and provide access to the two doors on that side. Awnings protect openings on three sides, and a canopy extends out the other side to cover the kitchen area. Additional pieces of canvas can be used to further enclose both the kitchen area and the space under the tent overhang–that includes a floor for the kitchen area.
We also added these free-standing accessories: an Engel portable AC/DC refrigerator/freezer, a camouflage Honda EU2000i portable generator, and a fire extinguisher, and a Cabela's shower tent.
Using a homemade stencil, we sprayed the name Safari BaseCamp 10 onto both sides. We chose the name because it was 2010, and this particular camper happened to be about the tenth major camping unit my dad had used in his lifetime.
Here is a list of costs incurred during the build (note that this estimate does not include trailer chassis, shower/toilet, generator, and refrigerator, as well as flashlight, fire extinguisher, and shovel/axe with with mounts.
Wood: $666
Hardware: $1,195
Paint: $717
Plumbing: $255
Propane: $314
Electrical: $1,041
Miscellaneous: $355
Solar Power System (with associated hardware): $997
Tent: $3,869
Side Room: $2,029
Total for Basic Camper Trailer Build: $11,438
One thing you could try is to place certain things on the outside of the trailer. This saves interior space, but it also helps to establish the trailer as a "hub" for all the different functions rather than just a storage unit.
I'd love to see your finished project!
rough estimate ..for the materials, how much would it cost to build something like this?
how long does it take to set up / break down the camperer?
Expect a cost estimate in some form sometime in the future.
Also, an improvement on our design might just make the difference. Any ideas?
looking forward to seeing more of this awesome build.
Do you know how much the trailer weighs roughly (fully loaded)?
I have a basic car license which limits the weight of a trailer to 750kg (approx 1650 pounds). Seeing how you use a 2000 pound axle (950kg) this kind of trailer might be right on the limit of what I could haul without need for a higher license.
I'm afraid that would exceed your 1650-lb. limit. However, were you to build your own, you could probably get near that by slimming down the design. Since the box is one of the trailer's heaviest components, reducing the amount of plywood used could be one the first steps.
I am planning a teardrop build this spring, in sections so I can knock it down and use the flatbed by itself to haul. Running rubbler gaskets made from a lot of discarded bike innertubes will encircle each side, top, front and back section. I have been buying parts for a year; using car trunk liner for sound-proofing as well as various vinyl floor mats, too. I am going to use 2x2's with Liquid Nails instead of all screws, and apply a sealer to guard against dry-rot on the inside.
I plan for it to look like a Woody, but stain it grey and hopefully fiberglass each panel individually. Been saving drawer glides from a nearby county school office furniture site; I take my drill down and get all the hardware I need after everyone else is done picking! I plan to coat the underside of the trailer in asphalt roof coating, I hear that is what they use and it works pretty good. My current project segment is figuring out the wiring/battery/solar setups; I am going to use solar heat and solar hot water. I have scavenged parts for that already and will test those this month.
Also, more pieces means more seams that could potentially fail over time, and I don't want water getting inside, ever, unless it's from rain tracked in, or from being cleaned. I dream of making the interior of Ply-boo, but at $250.00/sheet, that is out of my range. Maybe they will have thin bamboo veneer by then. I would go for that.
Thanks for piquing my interest in the component design again. I have other projects going on right now that have to be done before cold wet weather sets in. Have a great day, and thank you for your input!
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Walking the Amazon
860 Days. One Step at a Time.
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From the star of Discovery Channel's Naked and Marooned comes a a riveting, adventurous account of one man's history-making journey along the entire length of the Amazon—and through the most bio-diverse habitat on Earth. Fans of Turn Right at Machu Piccu and readers of Jon Krakauer and Bill Bryson and will revel in Ed Stafford's extraordinary prose and lush descriptions.
In April 2008, Ed Stafford set off to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the Amazon. He started on the Pacific coast of Peru, crossed the Andes Mountain range to find the official source of the river. His journey lead on through parts of Colombia and right across Brazil; all while outwitting dangerous animals, machete wielding indigenous people as well as negotiating injuries, weather and his own fears and doubts. Yet, Stafford was undeterred. On his grueling 860-day, 4,000-plus mile journey, Stafford witnessed the devastation of deforestation firsthand, the pressure on tribes due to loss of habitats as well as nature in its true-raw form. Jaw-dropping from start to finish, Walking the Amazon is the unforgettable and gripping story of an unprecedented adventure.
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